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As I said, drop-frame vs. non-drop-frame is NOT a speed or frame issue (its just NUMBERS assigned to individual frames) so it will not cause true SYNC problems regardless of how it is set.
But most software will automatically determine which type of TC is coming in from an external source and lock to it.
If your gear has only 2 choices (i.e. “29.97 and 29.97 DF”), then assume that the 29.97 is NON Drop-Frame.
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[Ryun Hovind] “Can I just burn it onto DVD or CD-R as a data file with the DV codec I inputted it as?”
Should work fine.
A faster way (depending on file size) might be to just recapture it from the original tape using the in and out points with FCP.
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[sacci] “In NTSC video world as I understand it we have
30 fps (Non-drop frame) and
29.97 (drop frame)”There’s your problem.
Drop-frame and Non Drop frame have nothing at all to do with FPS.
30 fps is the SAME format as 29.97 fps (there IS no actual 30 fps in video, its just what we CALL the actual 29.97 fps.)
There is a difference (in the COUNTING system) of 108 Frames (or 3.6 seconds) per hour of time.
Drop-frame just compensates for this tiny difference between actual frame NUMBERS and real TIME (at regular intervals there will be a “missing” TC number… that’s how DF compensates for the difference.)
So if your show is supposed to be 59:10:00 in length, the DF TIMECODE at the end of the show will read 59:10:00NON Drop-frame just always counts EVERY frame, in continuous order, NOT compensating for the difference in “frame-time” and “real-time”… so if you edit in NON drop-frame, the show (even though it is still EXACTLY 59:10:00 in length) the TC will be a bit “farther along” than 50:10:00 (it might be near 59:14:00) in its count at the end of the show.
Remember, this has nothing to do with the SPEED of the tape or the number of frames actually recorded.
It is only in how the frames are NUMBERED (and either system can cause confusion if the user does not understand the difference).Neither system affects speed or quality, but which ever way you set up your recording, make sure ALL units are set the same way… it causes less confusion during the edit.
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You don’t need to “zoom in” at all.
You may want to move the image up or down to reveal the best part of the frame in the center “16×9” area.There are several ways to add black bars at the top and bottom.
You can use the Widescreen Filter on the actual clip…
or simply add another Video track above the 4×3 footage on your timeline.
On it, edit the “Slug” and mask out the center area to the 16×9 aspect/position you want (with Mask Shape > Rectangle > Invert).
This will allow an easier way to “slide” the image up or down (you’d actually move the clip itself with the Motion tab) and the mask would just sit where it was supposed to be on the track above. -
If you wish to do this in FCP, is NOT a simple thing, it is very complex.
You need to create and “roll” the text with “holes” where the “special” words need to be.
Then, on another track(s), you MATCH the motion of the basic rolling list with your “special” words.You can flash these words using [Video Filters > Video > Blink].
And/or you can cause these words to “grow” using “Scale” in the motion tab.
You might want to make these words in a larger font size to begin-with and reduce them to match the standard text, except when you want to emphasize them.Again, each “special” word must be its own “clip” playing in sync with the other “normal” text as it rolls by.
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There are any number of combinations to choose under the various settings options.
Below is a set that I have used for emailing FCP files and have had few problems or complaints on the receiving end.
You can start with these and try an export, view it, and make any changes you think you’d like (including the “SIZE” setting.)
You can then just drop the new file right into an open email window on the Mac and send it.
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With the Timeline you want to export open in Final Cut Pro:
File> Export > Using Quicktime Conversion
Format: Quicktime Movie
Options…Video
Settings…
Video compressor – Sorenson Video 3
Quality: Low
Frames per second: 15
(Check) Key frame: every 30 frames
Limit Data Rate NOT CHECKEDSize: Custom – 240×180
Sound
Settings…
Compressor: IMA 4:1
Rate: 16 kHz,
Size: 16 bit,
(Choose) Mono (or Stereo, if you think that it warrants the larger file size) -
Are ALL the selections CHECKED under the “Render Selection” & “Render All” choices under the Sequence menu?
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Duplicate your Sequence in FCP and use the Dupe for the DVD if you want to leave your original “unaltered.”
1. Delete all markers: Mark > Markers > Delete All.
2. Park the cursor in the Timeline EXACTLY where you want the first chapter marker.
3. Make sure to “DE-select ALL” (Shift-Apple-A) so no timeline files are highlighted.
4. Hit the “m” key. It will leave a marker on the timeline. Don’t move on yet.
5. Hit (Option-Apple-M)
6. Click “Add Chapter Marker”
7. In TOP Box: Type the Chapter Name (Not too long) Number (1. 2. 3.) if wanted.
8. Click OK
Move Cursor to where you want the next Chapter to begin and Repeat steps 4 thru 8.
Continue until all Chapters are marked. (Don’t forget to hit “Save”, just in case.)
A. Choose File > Export > QT Movie.
B. In the pop-up menu, choose Markers > “Chapter Markers” then Save.
C. After the export, drop that exported QT movie file into a newly-opened blank iDVD window.
D. Make any menu style and name changes in iDVD and burn, baby, burn.
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[Barbara Ballow] “does this list have a search or index so that if these questions have already been hashed
out I can read them without taking up everyone’s time?”Do you see the Cow at the upper left corner of the page?
Do you see the green area under her?
Do you see anything that might be useful there?😉
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If you make any two audio clips a “Stereo Pair” (Select [highlight] the two audio clips, then: Modify (menu) > Stereo Pair) they will fade up or down together.